Melanie Klein
Melanie Klein · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Founder of object relations theory and child psychoanalysis
1882, Vienna, Austria — 1960, London, England
Austria · United Kingdom
Melanie Klein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder of object relations theory and child psychoanalysis
Born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Klein founded object relations theory and pioneered the psychoanalysis of young children through play. She proposed that the infant's inner world of relationships shapes emotional life from the earliest months, introducing concepts such as the paranoid-schizoid and depressive positions. Working in Britain, she profoundly influenced modern psychoanalysis.
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Founder of object relations theory and child psychoanalysis
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
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